It also provided a window on what those agreements generally may look like: lengthy, granting the schools wide-ranging use of athletes’ NIL and placing some significant limitations on the athletes.

The athlete has an NIL valuation of $6.5 million. Keep in mind, the 19-year-old is still in college. The minimum salary for an NFL rookie in 2024 is $795,000. Meanwhile, college athletes are ...

Auburn's Tahaad Pettiford, left, and Miles Kelly (13) celebrate a win over Michigan State after the Elite Eight of the NCAA ...

Athletes who are being recruited by NCAA schools will now have the ability to negotiate name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation under the terms of a proposed settlement of an antitrust lawsuit ...

It wasn't until 2021 that the NCAA changed rules to allow students to profit from their name, image and likeness -- otherwise known as NIL. In 2025, McNeese men's basketball team manager Amir Khan ...

The NCAA's now-abandoned rule was designed to try to keep schools and booster collectives from using NIL deals as a recruiting incentive for incoming high school athletes and players in the ...

The settlement also provides the framework for a pool of $20 million to 23 million – that will increase annually – to pay players for the use of their NIL beginning July 1. Follow every MLB ...

The world of college athletics is rapidly evolving, especially with the rise of NIL distribution that have shifted the power dynamics between athletes, schools, and athletic departments.

“First of all, I think there’s a lot of misrepresentation about NIL,” the Hall of Fame coach said after the top-seeded Johnnies blasted No. 2 Creighton 82-66 to win their first Big East ...